BEREA, OHIO -- Baldwin Wallace University track and field senior Greg Patrick (Collins/ Western Reserve)placed third in the shot put to earn NCAA Division III All-American status today, Saturday, March 13, 2010) at the National Indoor Track & Field Championships at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Patrick threw the shot a school-record fifty-five feet and one-quarter inch on the fifth of his six throws that equates to 16.77 meters. Patrick became the school's first ever All-American in the indoor shot put.
"It is really nice to throw your personal best at a national meet," said Patrick. "I have had a personal record in every meet so far this season, so to continue my progression has been a good thing."
The All-America honor is the second in Patrick's career as he also placed eighth in the shot put at last year's NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship Meet. His throw today bettered his previous school-record throw of 54'6.75" when he won an individual title at this winter's Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Championship Meet by five and three-quarter inches.
"In my first few throws, I wasn't finishing my throw," continued Patrick. "By my fourth and fifth throws when I threw it out there, I had figured it out and they were my best. It's very exciting, and I look to carry it on to the national outdoor meet. I am very excited about having my final collegiate meet in my home stadium."
Yesterday, junior Kevin Phipps (Pataskala/ Watkins Memorial) earned his second Division III All-American award when he placed seventh in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 60'1.75". Phipps also earned All-America status in the discus at last spring's outdoor meet.
The Yellow Jacket winter season is now complete. The 2010 outdoor season also began this week with the rest of the team competing yesterday and today at the Coastal Carolina University Meet in Conway, South Carolina. Next Friday and Saturday, BW competes at the University of North Carolina Charlotte with competition beginning each day at 11:00 a.m.
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